Organizational Dynamics

Online or On Campus

Lay the foundation for a career in business and develop your professional skills with Warner Pacific University’s Professional and Graduate Studies. Our Associate of Arts in Organizational Dynamics teaches you theoretical principles and practical skills you need to understand how organizations change, grow, and function effectively.

Offered online or on campus, this program can help you enhance your career profile or prepare for a bachelor’s degree program in the future. Choose this degree if you are a high school graduate who wants:

A short-term program that teaches professional business skills;

The option to transfer to a four-year degree program in the future;

A program that emphasizes technical business knowledge and personal integrity;

A qualification that will help you pursue entry-level roles in business.

What You Can Learn

The Associate of Arts in Organizational Dynamics is a two-year program consisting of 21 courses, each lasting five weeks. Liberal arts courses include writing, sciences, and humanities, combined with mathematics help develop your analytical and communications capabilities. Courses within the major include:

Ethics, Social Issues and Responsibility

Foundational Elements of Psychology

Human Resource Development

Interpersonal Communications

Management Fundamentals

Organizational Writing & Presentations

Principles of Budgeting and Accounting

Team Dynamics

The skills and knowledge this degree offers make it a suitable qualification for roles in business, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and more.

Program Format

You can earn your AA in Organizational Dynamics online or on campus. You’ll advance through each course one at a time in five-week blocks, working with the same group of 14-22 classmates throughout the program. Campus classes meet one evening a week, while online classes receive weekly assignments to complete in their own time.

Whichever option you choose, you’ll have access to the same courses, curriculum, and inspiring instructors.

Find Out More

“I deeply appreciate the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that I have found at Warner Pacific, and the open discussion environment, where you are not afraid to think, challenge, and be challenged by your instructors and cohort partners.”

Mohammed Maraee ’16

“Warner Pacific provided the flexibility I needed to finish my education while still working full-time. Of course, when I graduated from Warner Pacific with much more than just a degree; the relationships formed during that time made my college experience truly a remarkable journey.”

Jodi Carlton ’13

“I believe the diversity in our cohort deepened our education and helped prepare us for the roles we would step into after graduation. Our professors were also diverse and had a wealth of professional experience. Our coursework wasn’t just about academics; it was real talk with real world application, guided by people who are already doing the work.”

Mike Moreland ’12

REQUIREMENTS

The AA in Organizational Dynamics is open to students who:

Have at least one year of full-time work experience

Can provide proof of high school or GED completion, including an official transcript

Speak English proficiently, if English is not their native language.

If you have previous college credit you would like to have evaluated for transfer credit, you’ll need to provide official transcripts showing that you achieved a GPA of at least 2.0.